William the Second, 1087 to 1100
Rufus.
| BORN: | 1056/60, Normandy. |
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| PARENTS: | William I (1028 - 1087), Matilda of Flanders (c. 1012-50). |
| MARRIED: | Never married. |
| ACCEDED: | 9 September 1087 |
| CROWNED: | 26 September 1087, Westminster Abbey. |
| DIED: | 2 August 1100, New Forest, Hampshire. |
| INTERRED: | Winchester Cathedral. |
| CHILDREN: | None + 1 illegitimate [spurious] |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Scottish Crown: Malcolm III, Canmore (Bighead) Donald III Bane Duncan II Edmund Scotland (southern Scotland) Edgar Archbishops of Canterbury: Lanfranc St Anselm Popes: Blessed Victor III Blessed Urban II Pashal II |
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| NOTABLE EVENTS: |
Siege at Pevensey Castle, 1088. Battle of Alnwick, 14 November 1093. Normandy leased to William II, 1096. Castles built at: Alnwick, 1096. |
